Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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48. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the residency status or, if naturalisation is necessary, if eligibility has been determined in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39216/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I should inform the Deputy that the person in question has recently renewed his or her residency status and is fully aware of his or her position.

There is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory requirements as prescribed in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended. Detailed information on Irish citizenship and naturalisation is available on the INIS website at www.inis.gov.ie. The website also contains an on-line naturalisation residency calculator which individuals may find of assistance in establishing if the residency requirements are met.

The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy should consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.